BIRDS OF PARADISE
POLISH TITLE: Rajskie ptaki
Bird droppings. For the human species, an urban nuisance. But for a certain flock of birds, they are the foundation of life. In their extraordinary world, a delicate harmony reigns—until the day a mysterious object washes ashore. At first fascinating, it soon triggers profound social change, transporting the flock into a new cultural and technological era. But leaving the state of nature comes at a price.
- GENRE:
- animation
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 8'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- colour
- DIRECTING:
- Tomek Ducki
- SCRIPT:
- Tomek Ducki
- EDITOR:
- Tomek Ducki
- MUSIC:
- Jean-Marc Petsas
- SOUND:
- Jean-Marc Petsas
- ANIMATION:
- Joseph Roth, Matthieu Rotteleur, Lukas Neprias, Claire Sadeg
- PRODUCTION:
- Łukasz Hendzel
Tomek Ducki »
Tomek Ducki is a Hungarian-Polish animation director and designer born in Budapest, 1982. He studied animation at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Hungary and at the National Film and Television School in the UK, but for the past ten years he is based in Poland, where he works and collaborates with local artists and studios.
His distinctive style is heavily influenced by both the Polish and the Hungarian school of animation and poster design. His unmistakable style is characterised by the blending of different animation techniques, visually mesmerising colour combinations and hidden stories.
His most known works are his multi awarded short films, Life Line and Baths, and music videos for artists such as Basement Jaxx, Zhu or Bipolar Sunshine.